Cynthia Sommers Murder Trial
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Armywife
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Carole,
I wasn't able to watch it like I wanted to but I did catch pieces here and there. They actually read the verdict today. They found her guilty and also the jury said yes to the death by poisoning and yes to murder for monetary gain. I guess from what the correspondents said, in California if you are found guilty of first degree murder you get life but if you get yes for special circumstances than that makes it life without the possibility of parole. When the judge read the verdict she looked like stone. She made a small shocked face and then was stiff. She didn't cry or anything. From just what I followed of the case I can't believe they found her guilty. Yes she showed bad behavior after here husband died and was promiscuous and stuff but they said she did that stuff even in the marriage and the husband was even involved in three-somes and stuff. I don't see how they proved that she poisoned him. One correspondant even said that they had more evidence again OJ Simpson and he was aquitted yet they had no strong proof that she did it and yet she was found guilty. I don't know if she did it or not (only she and God knows) but proof wise I don't think there was a strong case.
I wasn't able to watch it like I wanted to but I did catch pieces here and there. They actually read the verdict today. They found her guilty and also the jury said yes to the death by poisoning and yes to murder for monetary gain. I guess from what the correspondents said, in California if you are found guilty of first degree murder you get life but if you get yes for special circumstances than that makes it life without the possibility of parole. When the judge read the verdict she looked like stone. She made a small shocked face and then was stiff. She didn't cry or anything. From just what I followed of the case I can't believe they found her guilty. Yes she showed bad behavior after here husband died and was promiscuous and stuff but they said she did that stuff even in the marriage and the husband was even involved in three-somes and stuff. I don't see how they proved that she poisoned him. One correspondant even said that they had more evidence again OJ Simpson and he was aquitted yet they had no strong proof that she did it and yet she was found guilty. I don't know if she did it or not (only she and God knows) but proof wise I don't think there was a strong case.
bjbowers
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Toni,
I followed a bit through www.courttv.com and I have to admit that what I read throughout the trial, I didn't see enough to prove beyond a doubt that she did it. Of course, I didn't read everything, and who knows how much I missed, but I did find myself thinking, okay they need to tie it together more than her promiscuous behavior, the boob job, and the odd questions about the money etc. Their defense expert had powerful testimony IMO, it just wasn't enough I guess. I have absolutely no opinion to offer on whether I think she did it or not, I'm just going off what I read.
Brandi
I followed a bit through www.courttv.com and I have to admit that what I read throughout the trial, I didn't see enough to prove beyond a doubt that she did it. Of course, I didn't read everything, and who knows how much I missed, but I did find myself thinking, okay they need to tie it together more than her promiscuous behavior, the boob job, and the odd questions about the money etc. Their defense expert had powerful testimony IMO, it just wasn't enough I guess. I have absolutely no opinion to offer on whether I think she did it or not, I'm just going off what I read.
Brandi
Armywife
Cathlete
Brandi,
Basically everything you read is what was said. I didn't get to hear all the expert testimony but did get the jist from the correspondents that they can't prove how he was poisoned with arsonic, where it came from, no link as to how Cynthia could have gotten it or anything. They also said that usually when someone kills someone, beforehand or even after the fact they may drop little hints to people like I wish he was dead or he deserved it or something to that nature and absolutely no one, not even the people she partied with or slept with, no one said she even said a bad thing about her husband which is odd if she did it. I feel bad if she is wrongly imprisoned but if she did do it, she deserves life in prison. If there was more evidence that she did then I could sit well with the verdict but either I missed something or whatever but I don't think they had enough evidence to say she did it. No evidence at all.
Basically everything you read is what was said. I didn't get to hear all the expert testimony but did get the jist from the correspondents that they can't prove how he was poisoned with arsonic, where it came from, no link as to how Cynthia could have gotten it or anything. They also said that usually when someone kills someone, beforehand or even after the fact they may drop little hints to people like I wish he was dead or he deserved it or something to that nature and absolutely no one, not even the people she partied with or slept with, no one said she even said a bad thing about her husband which is odd if she did it. I feel bad if she is wrongly imprisoned but if she did do it, she deserves life in prison. If there was more evidence that she did then I could sit well with the verdict but either I missed something or whatever but I don't think they had enough evidence to say she did it. No evidence at all.
Mckmain
Cathlete
Toni...it really didn't sound like they had much evidence. Wasn't there a defense Forensic guy that said he didn't think that arsenic was used as there wasn't enough of it in his organs upon his death to be the cause? I don't know how I feel about this one as guilty people should pay. And OJ is walking around free?....I also didn't see much of the next case where Jennifer Cave was murdered except for the sentencing phase...I'll have to check CourtTV.com for the info.
I just read the synopsis on CNN.com. Very disturbing since it was entirely circumstantial and not even the experts could agree that he WAS poisoned. It really bothers me when promiscuity is made an issue for women - how come they never make it one for men??
I agree her grief seems inappropriate, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's guilty.
Very disturbing.
Marie
I agree her grief seems inappropriate, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's guilty.
Very disturbing.
Marie
rjroubi
Cathlete
This entire case really bothers me. Cynthia Sommers wasn't even linked to the murder weapon (arsenic). There was no evidence that she even purchased arsenic. There was even some question about the validity of the testing methods done on her husband's organs. The levels didn't make any sense to the experts..did the arsenic exposure happen to the organs after they were removed from the body during the testing phase? (Why was this questionable evidence even allowed in court?)
Why on earth did the jury convict her? Was she convicted because "she didn't behave the way a good wife should have behaved after her darling husband died?" Okay, we will take away her grieving widow award.....Heck, I agree with Marie, inappropriate grief does not necessarily mean she's guilty.
I'm still shocked.
Just my thoughts,
Why on earth did the jury convict her? Was she convicted because "she didn't behave the way a good wife should have behaved after her darling husband died?" Okay, we will take away her grieving widow award.....Heck, I agree with Marie, inappropriate grief does not necessarily mean she's guilty.
I'm still shocked.
Just my thoughts,
Armywife
Cathlete
Robin,
I feel just the same as you. I don't approve of the way she acted but that is exactly how she acted even when her husband was alive. They were having threesomes and stuff together with other people so it's not that she just started doing this. I wondered about them being contaminated after they were taken out of the body also. It is scary to think that you can be found guilty of a crime and get life without parole with no evidence. If ones actions after someone dies is the only proof they have then lots of people should be in prison for life. This lady gets life without parole and can't be with her children but rapists and child molesters get out after a few months and continue to to rape and molest and are in and out of the court system. Tell me where that makes sense. This whole justice system is backwards. When I watched "Starting Over", a girl's father is in prison for life for selling drugs across state lines but rapists and pedophiles who ruin other people's lives can stay out of jail but a drug dealer gets life and doesn't make people buy the drugs. This is what I mean, so backwards!
I feel just the same as you. I don't approve of the way she acted but that is exactly how she acted even when her husband was alive. They were having threesomes and stuff together with other people so it's not that she just started doing this. I wondered about them being contaminated after they were taken out of the body also. It is scary to think that you can be found guilty of a crime and get life without parole with no evidence. If ones actions after someone dies is the only proof they have then lots of people should be in prison for life. This lady gets life without parole and can't be with her children but rapists and child molesters get out after a few months and continue to to rape and molest and are in and out of the court system. Tell me where that makes sense. This whole justice system is backwards. When I watched "Starting Over", a girl's father is in prison for life for selling drugs across state lines but rapists and pedophiles who ruin other people's lives can stay out of jail but a drug dealer gets life and doesn't make people buy the drugs. This is what I mean, so backwards!
alsrnbsn
Cathlete
Squid, I'm with you!! I talked to DishNetwork and they said that Turner (provider for CourtTV and other channels) wanted so much more money for them to carry the channel that it was going to amount to about a 70% hike in rates. For that reason alone, I am glad that DishNetwork dropped them!!!